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a slave escaped and then sued the state for holding slaves
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a series of federal laws that required the return of escaped enslaved people to their owners
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The slave that sued the state won and got released
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a series of five laws enacted to defuse the sectional conflict over slavery, admitting California as a free state and organizing the Utah and New Mexico territories with the power of popular sovereignty to decide on slavery
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portrays the brutality of slavery and its effect on families, told through the story of the enslaved Uncle Tom and other characters like Eliza, who flees to freedom with her son
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a famous 1852 speech where he argues that the Fourth of July celebration is a hollow and hypocritical mockery for enslaved people
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created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed residents to vote on whether to allow slavery in their territories through the principle of "popular sovereignty"
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pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions clashed violently over whether Kansas would enter the Union as a slave or free state
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African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in federal court
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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an attempt by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers to start an armed slave revolt by seizing a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in October 1859. The goal was to seize weapons and give them to enslaved people, sparking a rebellion and creating a free black stronghold in the mountains. The raid failed.
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The anti-slavery forces prevailed as Kansas entered into the Union a free state on January 29, 1861
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Abraham Lincoln's election as president in 1860 was a pivotal event that centered on the issue of slavery's expansion. As the Republican candidate, he opposed allowing slavery in western territories, a stance that was unacceptable to the Southern states. His victory, which came before his inauguration, was followed by the secession of seven Southern states and ultimately led to the American Civil War, as they feared his presidency would threaten slavery.
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its belief that the federal government would not protect the institution of slavery
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to preserve the institution of slavery, also lasted as long as the annoying orange.
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The first seven states to secede were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, followed by Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee.